A General History of QuadrupedsE. Walker, 1807 - 525 страници |
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... numbers : their superior worth is universally acknowledged abroad ; and they are sold at very high prices to foreigners of the first distinction . The mixture of this with others of inferior rank , forms an endless variety , the ...
... numbers : their superior worth is universally acknowledged abroad ; and they are sold at very high prices to foreigners of the first distinction . The mixture of this with others of inferior rank , forms an endless variety , the ...
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... informs us , that in the kingdom of Quito , they hunt them in the following manner : -A number of persons on horseback , attended by Indians on foot , form a large circle ,. C 2 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS . 19 B del Scul ...
... informs us , that in the kingdom of Quito , they hunt them in the following manner : -A number of persons on horseback , attended by Indians on foot , form a large circle ,. C 2 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS . 19 B del Scul ...
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... number of our useful dependants . Nevertheless , its liberty has hitherto remained uncontrouled , and its natural fierce- ness has as yet resisted every attempt to subdue it : those that have been brought to this country , have ...
... number of our useful dependants . Nevertheless , its liberty has hitherto remained uncontrouled , and its natural fierce- ness has as yet resisted every attempt to subdue it : those that have been brought to this country , have ...
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... number and excellence of our cattle , which range over our hills , and enliven our plains - a source of inexhaustible wealth - the pride and boast of this happy country . Being destitute of the upper fore teeth , the Cow pre- fers the ...
... number and excellence of our cattle , which range over our hills , and enliven our plains - a source of inexhaustible wealth - the pride and boast of this happy country . Being destitute of the upper fore teeth , the Cow pre- fers the ...
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... number in all other animals bearing some proportion to the number of young ones they bring forth at a time ; as in the Bitch , the Cat , the Sow , & c . The Cow will yield her milk as freely , and will conti- nue to give it as long ...
... number in all other animals bearing some proportion to the number of young ones they bring forth at a time ; as in the Bitch , the Cat , the Sow , & c . The Cow will yield her milk as freely , and will conti- nue to give it as long ...
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America animal ash colour attack beautiful belly Brazil breast breed brown colour Buff Buffon canine teeth Cape Caracal chiefly Civet claws climate common creature Deer dusky easily tamed eight Elephant enemy extremely eyes feeds female fierce five flesh fond foot fore feet fore legs four frequently Goat grey Hare head herds Hippopotamus holes horns Horse Hounds hunting inches long inhabits killed kind Lapland larger length likewise Lin.-Le Lincolnshire Lion lives long hair male MONKEY Mustela naked native nature neck nerally Newcastle upon Tyne North America nose numbers Ocelot Opossum orange colour prey pursued quadrupeds Rabbit Ratel remarkable resembles Rhinoceros round Scotland seldom Sheep side Simia skin slender soft sometimes Sparrman species spots Squirrel Stag strong tail is long teeth thick toes trees tusks upper variety Weasel whilst wild wool yellow young
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Страница 347 - My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind, So flew"d, so sanded; and their heads are hung With ears that sweep away the morning dew ; Crook-kneed and dew-lapp'd like Thessalian bulls ; Slow in pursuit, but match'd in mouth like bells, Each under each.
Страница 310 - By wintry famine roused, from all the tract Of horrid mountains which the shining Alps, And wavy Apennine, and Pyrenees, Branch out stupendous into distant lands ; Cruel as Death, and hungry as the grave, Burning for blood, bony, and gaunt, and grim, Assembling wolves in raging troops descend ; And, pouring o'er the country, bear along, Keen as the north-wind sweeps the glossy snow. All is their prize.
Страница 47 - Now, shepherds, to your helpless charge be kind, Baffle the raging year, and fill their pens With food at will; lodge them below the storm, And watch them strict : for from the bellowing east, In this dire season, oft the whirlwind's wing Sweeps up the...
Страница 126 - Their rein-deer form their riches. These, their tents, Their robes, their beds, and all their homely wealth Supply, their wholesome fare, and cheerful cups Obsequious at their call, the docile tribe Yield to the sled their necks, and whirl them swift O'er hill and dale...
Страница 482 - When apprehensive of danger from dogs, it sought the protection of its master, and would endeavour to spring into his arms for greater security. It was frequently employed in catching fish, and would sometimes take eight or ten salmon in a day. If not prevented, it always made an attempt to break the fish behind the...
Страница 36 - Their colour is invariably white, muzzle black ; the whole of the inside of the ear, and about one-third of the outside from the tip, downwards, red ; horns white, with black tips, very fine, and bent upwards ; some of the bulls have a thin upright mane, about an inch and a half, or two inches long...
Страница 104 - ... a tobacco pipe ; it is about seven inches high, and about twelve from the point of the nose to the insertion of the tail. It is the most delicately shaped animal in the world, being completely formed like a stag in miniature ; except that its horns, when it has any, are more of the gazelle kind, being hollow and annulated in the same manner.
Страница 349 - Flourish'd in air, low bending plies around His busy nose, .the steaming vapour snuffs Inquisitive, nor leaves one turf untried, Till, conscious of the recent stains, his heart Beats quick; his snuffling nose, his active tail, Attest his joy ; then with deep opening mouth, That makes the welkin tremble, he proclaims Th...
Страница 229 - ... qualities, the seller was to forfeit to the buyer the third part of its value. If any one stole or killed the cat that guarded the prince's granary, he was to forfeit a milch ewe, its fleece and lamb ; or as much wheat as, when poured on the cat suspended by its tail (the head touching the floor) would form a heap high enough to cover the tip of the former.
Страница 18 - ... and unmixed ; and the black, or brown, thick and lustrous. Such is the beauty of this creature, that it Seems by nature fitted to satisfy the pride and the pleasure of man ; and formed to be taken into his service. Hitherto, however, it appears to have disdained servitude ; and neither force nor kindness have been able to wean it from its native independence and ferocity.